Well

[keand3]

Yes, i guss your spot on, it might just be an adjusment thing. Ill take some more photos later today 

[Joe Sull]

So you wired some directional LED's? How did you wire the relay? I want to get the alien antennae off my bike. LED's are cheap. My son wired up his Harley by changing his mechanical flasher for an electric flasher relay. He bought a 5 pin relay and wired it to the flasher and then wired the LED directionals to the 5 pin. It works good. The directionals are running lights that flash off and they do it at a normal rate. I'm curious how you did it.

[keand3]

I'm afraid i have to disappoint you, but i used resistors this time around. I will be wiring a new relay, but work hours is killing me so i haven't had the time yet.

As discussed earlier i would like to replace the hole oem flasher relay but that means giving up all of those saftyfeatures that comes with the bike. So I'll guess i just attach those turnsignal wires on the new relay and have then both.

[keand3]

So i discovered another fuel staining the floor underneath the bike. Not quite sure where it comes from but i did have look at it.
I don't think it's my  homemade seal as is seems pretty good.

As some might remember the last fuel leak was due to in propper installment of one of the screws. I hadn't screwed it all the way in and torquet down. I tightened both screws down so they should be fine.
I also noticed after replacing the fuel line that the it had been to long and gotten a bend just by the petcock. I cut of the excess line and reattached it again.

The fuel tank is full so i wouldn't want to take the petcock out yet so hopefully it was fixed. The bike has been sitting at the same spot since, and there hasn't been a build up fuel stain on the floor, so i hope it's fixed. I do how ever think it's about time i order a new petcock, mine has been in the bike since it was new.

[jscgdunn]

Ken,
There may be a speck of dirt in one of the needle and seats?  Take her for a good run to get the fuel moving...a few taps on the float bowl sometimes helps too.

Jeff

[keand3]

Ken,
There may be a speck of dirt in one of the needle and seats?  Take her for a good run to get the fuel moving...a few taps on the float bowl sometimes helps too.

Jeff

Thanks for tip Jeff  but i know for sure the leak is from or on the petcock somewhere. The first time it leaked it was obvious since one screw wasn't set all the way in. 

The second time i did manage to see small drips of fuel originating from the petcock, but not exactly where on the petcock. I will how ever  try to look at it again, and if then still leaks, it's time to change it.
I am glad i do have a safty wire though :-)

[keand3]

Well.... Finally the shit hit the fan....

I took off the tank today to have a closer look at the petcock to see if i could locate the source of the leak...
By the looks of things it looked like it was the seal i make my self that wasen't propperly seated. (I had the weld in nut repaird earlier for those who remeber)

Anyway, as I where to bolt the petcock back on, the bolt on the previously repaird nut wouldent torque down. It keept spinning and spinning... So now I need to have it repaired, again... 

I'm not sure if that was the source to the leak, but its likely it was a part of it as the seal underneath the part of the petcock looked like it wase't propperly done.
But I can't seem to make up my mind if I should buy a new petcock or not....

Here's the link for the repair I was talking about:
http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=7636.msg83873#msg83873

[racerrad8]

The petcock uses an o-ring to seal, did the repair change the surface so you cannot use the o-ring now?

I do have new o-rings in a bag somewhere...

Randy - RPM

[keand3]

The petcock uses an o-ring to seal, did the repair change the surface so you cannot use the o-ring now?

I do have new o-rings in a bag somewhere...

Randy - RPM

Yes Randy, I did use the O-ring but since the new nut is slightly higher and not flush with the tank as the other nut, I needed something "even" them out.
It worked perfectly last year when I did it, but I think I got sloopy this time around.

I would how ever need some new O-rings for the petcock, and for the bolts too probably...

I'll sendt you and email with what I need 

Ken

[keand3]

Heres's the pictures I took yesterday from the tank leak.
On this picture you see the new seal that will go on as soon as I have gotten the nut repaired.

I guess most of you understand why I need and make that extra seal underneath... 
The last seal I made was just a fraction to small didn't cover the hole area of the petcock, and that was probably the source of my leak this time. I can not tell if the nut were broken at that point, or if I might have overtighten it the when trying to torque it down the last time.






Cheers
Ken

[keand3]

I speed bled my brakes with a little hose on the fitting long enough to reach to the bottom of a little clear jar. I put a little fluid in to cause a seal.
I'm sure that you do the same thing. The thing is that it doesn't work to get all the air out for some reason. My bike set for a day or so and I set up the jar and the tube on the fitting the same way but I used a wrench on the fitting. I just don't want fluid on the paint.
I pump up the brake and hold it then open the valve. When the lever hits bottom close the valve. Do that 5 times and you should be good.
My brakes and clutch are rock solid
I had a hard time with the clutch. I must have speed bled for 15 minutes till I started to get something. I got it a point were the clutch was working but there was still air in it. Sitting overnight must let the bubbles move to one spot. I went back and bled with a wrench and the clutch pumped up hard. good luck. It will be great to see the pics.

Joe, I manage to solve the braking issue today (only to find another one)
It turned out to be one of the bleeders was filled with old dirt and stuff... I drilled out the holes and cleaned it, sealed the thread with some tape and Voila! it bleeded perfectly!
I then discovered that I had no rear brakelight when pushing the pedal. The damn pressure banjo bolt have had their wires snapped straight off!!  How that have happend I have no idea..
Wont bother fixing that until the wheel comes off nex time...

Cheers
Ken

[pete m]

I personally wouldn't touch FJOCUK with a barge pole.

Hey Man, you're still in the land of the living YP? Nice one Pal.

How's your FJ?

You will be pleased to know you where the topic of some concern a few weeks ago, some of us were wondering were you'd got too?

[FJ111200]

I personally wouldn't touch FJOCUK with a barge pole.

Hey Man, you're still in the land of the living YP? Nice one Pal.

How's your FJ?

You will be pleased to know you where the topic of some concern a few weeks ago, some of us were wondering were you'd got too?

At the risk of hi-jacking this thread, who was the topic of some concern?  Me or pug?  If it was me then great, anything to have a good old dig at those wankers.

[Joe Sull]

Good one Ken Glad you got them pumped up.

[keand3]

Finally got some spare time to look at the tank today.
I tried to make my custom tank seal,  as i did last year, after having a nut installed. But this time around it seems like it keeps giving me trouble.

No matter how i make the seal,  it keeps leaking. Not much just a few drops and i don't drive at all when there's a fuel leak.
It looks like the new nut is slightly off set compared to the bolt hole on the petcock, might be the cause of it, unknown but it is leaking from that area around the nut.

I figured i might need a thicker material to make the seal of to compensated for any uneven surfaces. But I had non laying around and ask stores were closed. Luckily i found a tube of silicone sealant
to use when making custom seal. I took the tube and laid some sealant around the new nut, and outer edged of the petcock aera on the tank before pressing on the home made seal as earlier and bolted down the petcock.

I will let the sealant harden to tomorrow before i turn the tank right side up and check if holds. hopefully it does and i could have it for a spin tomorrow...

Forgot to take pictures though.. Sorry about that..

Oh,  and Mr. Monkey,  i will try to take a photo of the givi tank bag tomorrow as you requested earlier. (made those not washable away marks)


Cheers
Ken